Genetics gone bad

[shoshannah]

www.villagevoice.com/restaurants/romanesco-what-the-hell-is-it-and-why-does-it-look-like-it-came-from-the-moon-6583516

The Moon, everyone knows the moon is made of green cheese, right?

These are really ugly. They look like they been nuked.  An experiment gone real bad.

I'd have to be really, really hungry to risk eating those. 

It does remind you just how awesome genetic recombination is.


Susan 

[steev]

The Romanesco I've seen is generally more regular than those, very beautiful and tasty.

[philagardener]

Yes, those examples look like they have some purple sprouting broccoli genetics mixed in. Strange how the florets vary in appearance based on location in the head. Maybe the purple coloring comes in with maturity. Those aren't typical in my experience either.

[12540dumont]

Hey I got the green with the purple on the very top. I thought it was cute! And it was yummy, but very very late.

[shoshannah]

Posted by 12540dumont
4 hours ago
Hey I got the green with the purple on the very top. I thought it was cute! And it was yummy, but very very late.

Yes, I've seen a fractal like that.  I really like it.

gardenglut.blogspot.com/2013/08/harvest-monday-26-august-13.html

A cross or just purple from natural causes?

Do you have a picture?

I will try a romanesco x violet or purple cross if my plants survive and make blooms next year.

So many mutant recessive traits don't survive the cross.

A purple/green normal cauliflower would be pretty too.